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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Osun State Command has inaugurated a special squad known as agro-rangers saddled with the responsibility of mediation among farmers, herdsmen, others in the agribusiness. The State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola who inaugurated the squad in Osogbo, the state capital yesterday explained that the Agro-ranger initiative would curb incessant farmers/herdsmen […]
Dr. Alfred Dixon, Director for Development and Delivery, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, says joint efforts among stakeholders on the use of digital tools were needed to address the challenges in Nigeria’s agriculture sector. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dixon stated this on Tuesday at a stakeholder meeting in Ibadan. […]
The Federal Government has selected grazing reserves to be remodelled into ranches in seven northern states. The states span three geopolitical zones. The National Commission for Nomadic Education Executive secretary, Bashir Usman, disclosed this at a three-day capacity development workshop training on Re-modeling of Selected Reserves into Ranches for Nomadic Education extension Agents held in […]
Six-year-old Yusufa Isah shares a makeshift wooden sleeping platform with Tijani Abubakar, 13, on this isolated cattle farm, about 40 minutes’ walk from their family settlement in Osomo Village in Iseyin, Oyo State, southwest Nigeria. The two underage boys lay on a mat half-covered with a mosquito net. There is no infrastructure or water or sanitation facility […]
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Monday in Abuja began a training programme for 80 women picked from across the six geo-political zones. The focus of the training is financial literacy and entrepreneurship. The ministry’s Director of Extension, Karima Babangida, said the initiative is meant to give financial management knowledge to women in […]
The Federal Government and Russia on Monday signed an agreement for the supply of potash, a raw material for fertilizer production from a Russian company, URALCHEM. Mr Uche Orji, the Managing Director, Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) signed on behalf of Nigeria while Mr Dmitry Konyaev, Deputy Chairman, URALCHEM, signed on behalf of the Russian […]
A study by Adams Oluwadamilola Kemi, Department of Science and Technology National Defence College, Abuja, Nigeria, published in the Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) in January 2017, entitled, ‘Nigeria Women in Agriculture: Challenges and Way Forward,’ showed that age, family size, education level, income and credit facilities affected women’s participation in agricultural production. […]
True progress in agriculture can be actualised if more farm products are industrially processed and post-harvest losses are minimised. The post ‘Industrial utilisation of crops inevitable for progress in agric’ appeared first on The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. Read Original Report Here By The Guardian
The European Union (EU) has said that agriculture is the best way for President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty. Ambassador-Designate of the EU delegation in Nigeria, Ketel Karlsen stated this in Kaduna at the weekend during the launch of Nigeria Competitiveness Project (NICOP) for Ginger, Tomatoes and Pepper. He […]
The cost of agrochemicals is likely to go up as producers and importers blame rising costs due to many agencies regulating the industry. The producers have expressed concern that their products have to be scrutinised and tested by agencies, including the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) […]
Wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, has called on the private sector to increase efforts towards local production of ‘ready-to-use therapeutic food’ (RUTF). The RUTF is used to tackle severe acute malnutrition (SAM). She made the call in Abuja during an interactive session with stakeholders from the private sector and government organizations, convened by […]
In the 1960s, before oil became a major source of revenue, Nigeria used to be one of the most promising agricultural producers in the world. Cocoa, oil palm, and groundnut were some of the agricultural produce that fetched Nigeria a majority of its foreign income. Agricultural communities thrived as they produced food not only for […]
Stakeholders and experts from different states of Nigeria converged on the Federal Palace Hotel in Lagos from November 26 to 27, 2019 to brainstorm on how to re-position rice, sugar and dairy products for optimal yields so that Nigeria can harness its potentials to not only feed its citizens but also export to other countries […]
As it is in the case of rice, acute shortage of onion is hitting the market, which has inadvertently led to high cost of the produce across the country, as the wide gap between production and consumption is filled with imports. Despite its position as the second largest onion producer in Africa after Egypt, the […]
A 55,500 bird capacity Ultra Modern Poultry Cluster, under the Accelerated Agricultural Development Scheme (AADS) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has taken-off at Umuosu –Nsulu, in Isiala Ngwa North Local Government Area of Abia State. Built on 3.5 hectares of land, the poultry comprises an administrative building, with three training halls, 26 office […]